Whalers streak to four straight

Thursday

Feb 11, 2010 at 2:00 AM

By Allison Goldsmith

The Whalers ice hockey team hit its stride this week, winning four straight games over six days. Nantucket took down the South Shore Voke varsity 4-1 last Wednesday, defeated the Plymouth South JV 3-1 in the home finale Friday before knocking off the Dennis-Yarmouth JV 2-1 Saturday and the Harwich varsity 6-5 Monday.

“They are getting into a groove over the course of the last couple of weeks. They have been really putting things together. Their skating is improving. Their play-making is improving,” head coach Jack Moran said.

“We have improved dramatically and I think that has been one of the elements of our success. A lot of these programs we go against, it seems they are pretty consistent in the way they play. Because we are still infants in this, we are still getting better. Obviously, we are stepping up in places we weren’t before and it’s making a difference for us.”

Moran gave credit to the Whalers winning the battle to the puck, putting more shots on net and the defense stepping up and protecting the zone.

“They have put it all together and it combines for good results,” Moran said.

The Whalers improved to 11-4-1 overall, 5-4 in varsity games and 6-0-1 in JV games. With only one varsity game remaining on the schedule, the ice hockey squad would have qualified for the MIAA postseason tournament with a .500 record over a limited varsity schedule. With four players receiving game disqualifications this season, however, the Whalers exceeded the MIAA limit of three allowed and are subsequently not eligible for the postseason.

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